Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
In Context
10Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.
12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Cross References
Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.
Luke 19:40And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
James 5:3Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.
Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:6-15
Judgment Predicted; Judgment of the King of Babylon. ( b. c. 600.) 5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: 6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! 7 Shall… Read the whole commentary →